Honda has issued a vehicle defect recall of about 646,000 of its 2007 and 2008 Fit, Jazz, and City models due to a defective power window switch that could cause the car to catch fire. According to a CNN news report, the recall was issued after one person in South Africa died in a car fire
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Pit Bulls Attack and Injure New Jersey Animal Control Officer
WPVI TV (an ABC affiliate) reported that an animal control officer in Willingboro, New Jersey was seriously injured after she was attacked by two pit bulls. The 62-year-old officer, a nine-year veteran in animal control, was addressing complaints that two pit bulls were roaming the neighborhood. Eyewitnesses told officials that the female officer was brutally attacked by the dogs, and
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GM Recalls Corvettes for Roof Defects
General Motors is recalling 22,000 Chevrolet Corvettes because of concerns that the roofs may fly off unexpectedly. ABC Local reported that this auto product defect recall involves 2005-07 Chevy Corvettes and Corvette Z06 models. There was a similar recall issued in 2006, however, the problem persists. According to the report, the adhesive between the roof panel and
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New Jersey Crossing Guard-Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise
A recent news article in The Record addresses the increase in the number of New Jersey pedestrian accidents involving crossing guards. According to official reports, over a span of one week in January 2010, four crossing guards were struck by vehicles in New Jersey. Nationwide, 97 crossing guards were killed between 1993 and 2006, according to the Department of
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New Jersey Tractor-Trailer Accident Leaves One Dead
A man was recently killed in a New Jersey truck accident after a tractor-trailer collided with his vehicle on Route 78 in Hunterdon County. According to a news report in The Star-Ledger, the accident occurred in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Bloomsbury, New Jersey. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
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